I live in Devon where we are lucky to have 17 churches with 29 roof bosses of the Three Hares symbol and I have painted each one and made a trail leaflet to take you to find them. All the original paintings can be seen in my gallery Ludgate Fine Art, 20 The Square, Chagford,Dartmoor,Devon,TQ13 8AB.

This painting of Three Hares has a lot of
meaning. I wrote the poem about the mystery of this

Symbol and how it is thought to have been
brought to England on the Silk Route or trade
route from where it was first discovered in Buddhist caves in China dating
back to 581AD. How its meaning is still a mystery but has been translated in
many ways to fit various religious beliefs and how we find it continually
fascinating.

I have painted the Hares to
look as if they are spinning through time and space on their orbit to various
parts of the world. The poem I have written to look as if it is on a ribbon of
silk thus referring to the silk route. The moon I have painted to celebrate the
wonderful Lunar Eclipse that we had at the time I was painting this picture and
was lucky enough to see on the 27/28th of Sept 2015. The moon being
a Supermoon at the time of the eclipse, this is one which is a full moon at its
closest elliptical orbit to the earth making it look much larger and was also
exceptional in appearing a beautiful red colour.

The background I have painted
to look like the earth around the moon where the three hares have been
travelling through space and time. In the sky I have painted all the
constellations of the Zodiac star signs in white with all the other stars being
in a pale blue.

This is my latest Three Hares
oil painting, the original picture does not have the names of star signs
written on it.

Monday, 9 November 2015

I came across this beautiful ancient carving of a Hare on a pew in the Church of St Newlina, in St Newlyn East in Cornwall yesterday. It was quite dark in the church and quite by chance I put my hand on this very carving which has been worn smooth over the many years it has sat there. The church dates back to Norman times but I am not sure when the carvings were done.

Friday, 30 October 2015

The latest of my Three Hares paintings is now framed and hanging in my gallery. The poem around the heart reads:- Midnight moonlight starlight hares
Forever running joined by their ears
Your meaning is hidden lost in time
An ancient symbol of things divine

Thursday, 8 October 2015

On Sat 10th Oct at 9pm BBC 2 are putting on a programme about the poet Ted Hughes, as he used to live here for a while this should be interesting and you may also get a glimpse of my painting of The Three Hares as the company who produced it have asked if they could use my painting in the programme!

Monday, 5 October 2015

This is my symbol of the three hares created for my Devon's Nature in Art website, although based on the ancient symbol this is entirely unique. I have painted the border to look as if it was made from the lichen covered granite of Dartmoor and behind the three hares I have painted four scenes depicting the seasons. Winter is the ancient granite cross on Week down. Spring is a view of Widecombe-in-the-Moor. Summer is the heather clad Prestonbury Hill Fort above Fingle Bridge and Autumn is a view towards Haytor.
To see more of my paintings and find out about the Three Hares do look at my website www.devonsnatureinart.com

Tuesday, 25 August 2015

A new little oil painting of mine, all about the mystery of the Three Hares. The little verse I have written around the painting reads. The stars dust you in their mystery
Your meaning lost in the depths of history
Your image through artist's eyes evolved
Your sectrets will remain unsolved.

Thursday, 20 August 2015

Here is my latest oil painting of the Three Hares, I have called it "Eternity" because I think this is a good interpretation of the meaning of this symbol, and around the heart I have written a little verse to go with my painting.

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

I have not had a chance to visit all of the 17 Churches on my trail recently and they may have run out of leaflets, so please contact me if you would like me to post some to you. You can ring me on 01647 433287 or email ludgatefineart@hotmail.co.uk. Many thanks, Eleanor.

Tuesday, 20 January 2015

It is lovely to see the first snowdrops of spring, these are in the graveyard at Sampford Courtenay. The beautiful church is on my Three Hares Trail and it has two fine roof bosses of the hares as well as may other interesting bosses, it is well worth a visit.

Thursday, 8 January 2015

I now have these lovely "Eternity" mugs with my design and poem on them. The poem reads
In black and white for all to see
Moon hares running, running free
Joined by their ears for eternity
Appearing as six but only three
I also have the original Watercolour framed and on display in my gallery Ludgate Fine Art in Chagford plus some smaller prints.

About Me

I am an artist and my life revolves around this. I paint mainly wildlife, birds, animals, butterflies, flowers and landscapes. I live on Dartmoor a wild and beautiful place where I get a lot of my inspiration. I am often out walking, watching wildlife and photographing it and I use a combination of these plus my mental pictures to create my artwoork. You can see my paintings by visiting my websites www.devonsnatureinart.com
www.butterflypaintings.net or www.paintingsofprovence.com